LibreOffice Localization Program in Saudi Arabia announced to enhance Arabic language related features

The Document Foundation and the National Program for Free and Open Source Software Technologies (Motah) at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia work at the further enhancement of LibreOffice

Berlin, September 13, 2012 – The Document Foundation and the National Program for Free and Open Source Software Technologies (Motah: http://www.motah.org.sa

LibreOffice Conference registration is now open

Dear Community,

we are proud to announce that the registration for this years’ LibreOffice Conference, taking place in Berlin from October 17th to 19th, including a community day on October 16th, is now open.

In order to help the organizers with their planning, we kindly ask you to register as soon as possible, and no later than October 8th.…

The Document Foundation joins the OASIS Consortium

LibreOffice Conference in Berlin will host a dedicated ODF PlugFest

LogoBerlin, September 4, 2012 – The Document Foundation, the home of LibreOffice, has joined the Organisation for the Advancement of Standards in Information Society (OASIS). The international standards development consortium is the leader in many key digital standards, and one of the most respected names in the standards field.…

Election of the TDF Membership Committee – List of Candidates

Dear Community,

as previously announced, all members of The Document Foundation are called to vote on a new Membership Committee.

Members of The Document Foundation as of 2012-07-01 are eligible to vote in the elections. The nomination period is now over, and we have received the following candidacies, in order of receipt:

  • David Emmerich Jourdain
  • Sophie Gautier
  • Fridrich Štrba
  • Simon Phipps
  • Leif Lodahl
  • Jean Weber
  • Eike Rathke
  • Cor Nouws
  • Florian Reisinger

If you nominated yourself for elections, or have been nominated by someone else, and are not mentioned in the above list, please get in touch with us as soon as possible at elections@documentfoundation.org

The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 3.6.1

Berlin, August 29, 2012 – The Document Foundation (TDF) announces LibreOffice 3.6.1, a new and improved version of the best free office suite ever. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux, solving a number of issues and regressions, plus further improving the stability of the program. LibreOffice 3.6.1 is offered in over 100 languages, covering all the countries of Europe and the Americas, and many countries in Africa and Asia/Pacific where it is often the only available native language suite.…

LibreOffice Conference 2013 Call for Locations

Once a year, the LibreOffice Community hosts its annual, global community event, the LibreOffice Conference. After a successful Paris event in October 2011, and in the light of the Berlin Conference (October 16th to 19th), the venue for the upcoming year 2013 will be voted on by the community. By starting already now, we want to help the proponents of the 2013 event learn from the organizers of the 2012 event.…